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At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.

Moliere

There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
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Artist Fate Fools Himself Ignorance Vulgar Work
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
Ah, there are no longer any children!
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Children Growth One Liner
To inspire love is a woman’s greatest ambition, believe me. It’s the one thing woman care about and there’s no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests.
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Ambition Greatness Heart Herself Love Woman
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Death Jealous Willing
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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Appearance Attack Effect Laughter People Vice Way
No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
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Acceptance Crowd Fools Reason Right Stubborn Way
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.
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Assurance Education Illiterate Myself
Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
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Age Madam Time
Love is often the fruit of marriage.
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Fruit Love Marriage
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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Ancestor People Present
A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Herself Revenge Woman
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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Capacity Limitation Occasion
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Learning People Quality

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